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Aryadan onfirms his stand not to have a talk with private bus owners

Dismissing any move for a dialogue with private bus owners, Transport Minister Aryadan Muhammed on Saturday said that decision on increasing the bus fare will be taken only after obtaining the report by Ramachandran Commission, which has been set up for studying the issue.

He added that the government will adopt stringent measures if the private bus operators go ahead with their plan to call an indefinite strike in the state. Now, as the report has not yet been tabled, there is no need to hold a discussion, the minister said.